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1. A colourless odourless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
   - neon, atomic number 10

1. Male form of née; unmarried name of a married man

1. A midwestern state on the Great Plains
   - Nebraska, Cornhusker State
    
2. The compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
   - northeast, nor'-east, northeastward

Derived forms: Nes

Type of: American state, argonon, chemical element, compass point, element, inert gas, noble gas, point

Part of: air, America, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Ne Ne, Liguria Ne, Italy